The article I read is called 'The Relation of High School Biology Courses & Students' Religious Beliefs to College Students' Knowledge of Evolution' and can be found in The American Biology Teacher. This article looks into students' knowledge on evolution and their individual religious beliefs. It associates what content was taught in their high school biology courses with the beliefs of their biology teachers. It proves how the teachers beliefs greatly effect how the students were taught about evolution. On average, those students entering college knew very little about evolution and those who were taught creationism in high school, or those with strong religious beliefs, both scored lower on an evolution exam. The researchers presented a model that helps to explain the sample students different views and knowledge of evolution and why in college the instruction does not affect the beliefs students already have.
This article was really informative and offered great insight into how as a teacher our personal beliefs can definitely affect how we teacher and in turn how our students learn. Often these beliefs or opinions can negatively affect our students as the article proved. Personally I believe only the facts should be taught to my students with all of my opinions, beliefs, and religious views kept to myself. There is no telling how a small comment can affect how a student remembers information or skews the topic that you are teaching. As a high school teacher you are supposed to prepare your students in the best way possible for the next level of education, not hinder their academic success with your own beliefs.
The Relation of High School Biology Courses & Students' Religious Beliefs to College Students' Knowledge of Evolution
Randy Moore, D. Christopher Brooks and Sehoya Cotner. The American Biology Teacher. Vol. 73, No. 4 (April 2011), pp. 222-226
This article was really informative and offered great insight into how as a teacher our personal beliefs can definitely affect how we teacher and in turn how our students learn. Often these beliefs or opinions can negatively affect our students as the article proved. Personally I believe only the facts should be taught to my students with all of my opinions, beliefs, and religious views kept to myself. There is no telling how a small comment can affect how a student remembers information or skews the topic that you are teaching. As a high school teacher you are supposed to prepare your students in the best way possible for the next level of education, not hinder their academic success with your own beliefs.
The Relation of High School Biology Courses & Students' Religious Beliefs to College Students' Knowledge of Evolution
Randy Moore, D. Christopher Brooks and Sehoya Cotner. The American Biology Teacher. Vol. 73, No. 4 (April 2011), pp. 222-226
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